UH-60L Black Hawk Mod ("Official" Thread)

[Neo47]

@AirCav620 did you read the manual and followed the steps in it?

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Installation
● Armed Blackhawk requires the UH-60L mod to be installed BEFORE installing Armed Blackhawk.
● The UH-60L mod and install guide may be found here: https://github.com/Kinkkujuustovoileipa/uh-60l/releases
● The Armed Blackhawk guide is intended to supplement the UH-60L guide, it is recommended you review the UH-60L prior to installing and using the Armed Blackhawk mod. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kCJf5Nk-fU_21eO7W1ozYfb9FKt488ax65IbeuIGVtA/edit#slide=id.g10e637a6f4e_4_0
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Check their Discord for the DCS_Armed_Blackhawk_Guide_v5.6.pdf

Edited January 22, 2024 by Neo47

[ANDR0ID]

On 1/22/2024 at 1:18 AM, AirCav620 said:

@ANDR0ID maybe you can help a noob out. I've downloaded the latest version of the 60L, everything works fine. Downloaded and unzipped the 5.7 Armed mod but cant get it to "work," as in I cant fly anything other than basic loadout config. I've tried dropping it in \saved, \mods\, \aircraft, and even \UH60L. Any advice or guidance on where to put the Armed mod in terms of files? TIA

 

 

AirCav620, I've attached the latest user guide for Armed Blackhawk with Install instructions, but in short you'll be installing the Armed Blackhawk files over (overwriting) some of the UH-60L files in your saved games folder. 

DCS_Armed_Blackhawk_Guide_v5.7.pdf

Edited January 23, 2024 by ANDR0ID

[Gamebuddy]

Hello fellas, i've been enjoying the mod a lot and i wanted to share it with a friend, we were trying to work out how the multicrew function works and we just havent been able to find much help online on how to do it. To be fair we didnt understand the manual very well either so i was looking to see if anyone can help us out? Specifically we cant seem to figure out what port and IP to put in the .lua file and if we have to put eachothers ports on the same slots or if it doesnt matter which of 4 we choose? Thanks in advance, its a great mod to have for free!

[Thunderjet]

sorry just a question, in 1.3 the hely can carry and use minigun , why in 1.4 this feature there is no more?

 

thanks

 

[Weed89]

why no easy to find KEY BIND setup for weapons...Anywhere ???????  not even a setup/install video on youtube for the WEAPON UH-60L   not even Grim Reaper    very frustrating..i see so many useing all the weapons..so, i know they can fire & drop..but I sure can not seem able to Find the4 correct Bindings that SHOOT/DROP  ARM  any of them... H.E.L.P.  Please

[Rudel_chw]

On 2/9/2024 at 9:47 AM, Thunderjet said:

sorry just a question, in 1.3 the hely can carry and use minigun , why in 1.4 this feature there is no more?

 

The original version 1.3 of the UH60L mod did not carry any weapon. The 1.4 add-on by Tanuki, added Miniguns.

10 minutes ago, Weed89 said:

why no easy to find KEY BIND setup for weapons...Anywhere ???????  not even a setup/install video on youtube for the WEAPON UH-60L   not even Grim Reaper    very frustrating..i see so many useing all the weapons..so, i know they can fire & drop..but I sure can not seem able to Find the4 correct Bindings that SHOOT/DROP  ARM  any of them... H.E.L.P.  Please

 

follow the instructions of this post:

 

 

[ANDR0ID]

On 2/9/2024 at 5:47 AM, Thunderjet said:

sorry just a question, in 1.3 the hely can carry and use minigun , why in 1.4 this feature there is no more?

 

thanks

 

After upgrading to v1.4 you'll need to reinstall the Armed Blackhawk mod as well. 

[Bravo4]

I'm sure a stupid question but how do you add/remove the refueling probe.  I can't find it anywhere and google hasn't helped.

 

Edit:

Nevermind, found the manual and it tells all.

Edited February 16, 2024 by Bravo4

[H60MTI]

One problem I'm having is that if I do a slick version of a SOAR bird, i.e. no stubby ESSS, I select remove pylon but once I fire up the game, the ESSS is back. No matter what I do, the wings come back.

 

Edit: Of course just as I post this, it's working as advertised. Go figure...

Edited March 5, 2024 by H60MTI

[ANDR0ID]

Glad its working! Probably had the pylons "empty" instead of removed... ensure to use remove pylon in the mission editor and get the "X" in the pylon armament slots. 

[DD_Friar]

Does anyone else have the problem of when landing even on the slightest of un-even ground the hawk' wants to topple to the right?

If you know how to solve this I would be grateful for your advice.

[firefox121]

7 hours ago, DD_Friar said:

Does anyone else have the problem of when landing even on the slightest of un-even ground the hawk' wants to topple to the right?

If you know how to solve this I would be grateful for your advice.

try to check if the wheel brakes are applied by default, and if you have enough room make a rolling land. Hope it helps

[trev5150]

Make sure your tailwheel is unlocked as well. People don't think it's important but it is. 

[H60MTI]

Tail wheel should only be unlocked for taxi. If it's unlocked and you touch down, when you lower collective, the lack of torque will swing the tail around. Any kind of slope, locked tailwheel. I might of had a handful of landings with the tailwheel unlocked and those were not on purpose.

[Archaic]

Is it supposed to feel like it's always on autopilot?  Doesn't feel like it has any weight or something.  Very odd.

[trev5150]

1 hour ago, H60MTI said:

Tail wheel should only be unlocked for taxi. If it's unlocked and you touch down, when you lower collective, the lack of torque will swing the tail around. Any kind of slope, locked tailwheel. I might of had a handful of landings with the tailwheel unlocked and those were not on purpose.

Interesting. In my limited helicopter sim experience, a locked tail wheel (and shyte technique) causes me a lot of ... not really dynamic rollovers, but unintentional reverse-wheelbarrow rolling action that I have to full-armpit abort out of to fix. I'll work on it. Thanks!

 

[trev5150]

43 minutes ago, Archaic said:

Is it supposed to feel like it's always on autopilot?  Doesn't feel like it has any weight or something.  Very odd.

Yeah that's the Stability Augmentation System (SAS). The helicopter is very difficult to fly without the SAS channels on.

https://aviation-assets.info/wp-content/uploads/tm1-1520-237-10-operators-manual-for-uh-60al.pdf

In fact, in section 9-29 you can see that while failure of the SAS individually is not a LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE emergency, failures of associated equipment (particularly FPS) are not compatible with mission success. 

Once, back in '06 at Ft. Bragg when I was training a Shadow platoon, someone said that the Blackhawk is the helicopter for helicopter pilots who suck at flying helicopters. 18 years later I'm still laughing at that line. 

[H60MTI]

The -60 is actually more difficult to fly. It's one of the only birds that's full IFR rated. Yes, without SAS, it's a pain. Been on several flights with new pilots and they disengage SAS1, SAS2, trim, FPS, and boost for EP training. Very bumpy ride. It just makes it more difficult. Once you're in the air and have speed, it's fine. Landing is a pain in the ass though.

 

A lot of it might be alignment. If you're in trim when landing and have any cross wind, you'll be landing croaked. You'll hit with lateral movement, due to being in trim, and you're bird will want to correct instantly to the direction you're in trim. That could definitely cause a dynamic roll over. Maintain in trim until just prior to touchdown then brind it to runway alignment.

 

This is all from real aircraft and real life experience. I served as a Blackhawk crewchief for a little over 12 years. I am intimately familiar with the aircraft.

[H60MTI]

There is no autopilot on the A or L model. Trim is the closest you'll get. The M has semi-coupled autopilot. It'll follow a route and altitude but it's nothing like a fully coupled autopilot you'd find in a fixed wing.

[trev5150]

IFR is just a task, and it doesn't make an aircraft more difficult to fly. All it does is show you how poorly you were flying the aircraft before you started your hood training and the tolerances for sloppy flying dropped to about 1/10th. That is from real life experience as well. 

[H60MTI]

Oh yeah Lol I've seen great pilots during VFR/VMC but IFR kicked their ass! If we were doing IFR flights, I usually did my airspace scanning until we got to altitude and the FAA took over for flight following then I came inside and took a nap Lol

[andyc]

guys is is possible to use the winch with this mod ? I think i saw a post that suggested it is with a script ? does anyone know if script exists ? ie doing us coast guard air / sea rescue

[Tanuki44]

The winch can be used with the MH-60R submod for CSAR missions.




https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331106/

 

Edited April 23, 2024 by Tanuki44

[Tanuki44]

Here the latest version on Discord
 

https://discord.gg/FfEEW2ru

while waiting for the soon v3.8

 

Edited October 25, 2024 by Tanuki44

[Tanuki44]

MH-60R submod v3.8 Release
https://discord.com/channels/776815105810759701/1073159705465204797/1233860033461354497

Edited October 25, 2024 by Tanuki44